Tom: G
G
On one morning bright and clear
C
My old folks and I drew near
D7 G
Just a village down in sunny Tennessee
I'd been speeding on the train
C
That would bring me back again
D7 G
To that girl I left in sunny Tennessee
[Chorus]
C G
I could hear those voices singing as she bid farewell to me
Em A7 D7
Far across the fields of cotton my old homestead I could see
G C G
As the moon rose in its glory then I told my saddest story
D7 G
Of that girl I left in sunny Tennessee
[Verse 2]
C
Now the train drew up at last old familiar scene's had passed
D7 G
And I kissed my mother at the station door
C
Then kind friends that gathered round tears on every face I found
D7 G
There I missed the one that I'd been waiting for
[Chorus]
C G
I could hear those voices singing as she bid farewell to me
Em A7 D7
Far across the fields of cotton my old homestead I could see
G C G
As the moon rose in its glory then I told my saddest story
D7 G
Of that girl I left in sunny Tennessee
[Verse 3]
D7 G
I just whispered mother dear where is Mary she's not here
A7 D7
All the world seemed dark and sadness came to me
G C
She just pointed to the spot in that little church yard lot
D7 G
Where my sweetheart sleeps in sunny Tennessee
[Chorus]
C G
I could hear those voices singing as she bid farewell to me
Em A7 D7
Far across the fields of cotton my old homestead I could see
G C G
As the moon rose in its glory then I told my saddest story
D7 G
Of that girl I left in sunny Tennessee
